Deftones

Keanu Reeves seems like such a kooky fun guy

Deftones

Starfield looks like No Man's Sky Elder Scrolls Mass Effect

GatorDeb

Having watched the whole PS5 showcase and now watching this, I won't get to play a tenth of the games because I just don't have that much gaming time, but the XBOX definitely has more games I personally would love to play than the PS5 (well I use the PC).

Dan

I had little hype for Starfield before, but I’m in for this. It looks genuinely fun. I loved Fallout 3 and NV, but couldn’t get into Fallout 4 and never bothered with 76 or any of the Elder Scrolls games. I’m sure it’ll have the usual Bethesda jank, though

mhg83

Okay I'm totally getting the Starfield Collectors edition. The smart watch

mhg83

I'm really hoping this is all Singleplayer. I'll just not resub to Gamepass and play S.F. for rest of year and all 2024

MrX

I can’t wait for Starfield. I usually hate spaceship combat in games, but the game giving your ship a targeting system like V.A.T.S from Fallout is a nice touch.

Dan

Here’s the full list from today’s showcase. I may have missed some details.

FABLE

• (Playground Games) - Release date ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ - Day one Game Pass

SOUTH OF MIDNIGHT

• (Compulsion Games) - Release date ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ - Day one Game Pass

STAR WARS: OUTLAWS

• (Massive & Lucasfilms) - Release date ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ - gameplay reveal tomorrow

33 IMMORTALS

• (Thunder Lotus) - Release Date 2024 - Day one Game Pass

PAYDAY 3

• Release Date Sep 21, 2023 - Day one Game Pass

PERSONA 3 RELOAD

• (Altus) - Release Date early 2024 - Day one Game Pass

AVOWED

• (Obsidian) - Release Date 2024 - Day one Game Pass

SEA OF THIEVES: LEGEND OF MONKEY ISLAND

• (Rare) - Release date July 20, 2023 - Day one Game Pass

FLIGHT SIM 2024

• (Asobo) - Release Date 2024 - Day one Game Pass

FLIGHT SIM 2023 DUNE update

• Release Date Nov 2023 - Day one Game Pass

HELLBLADE 2

• (Ninja Theory) - Release Date 2024 - Day one Game Pass

LIKE A DRAGON: INFINITE WEALTH

• Release Date early 2024

FALLOUT 76 Atlantic City update

• (Bethesda) - Release date ‘soon’ - Day one Game Pass

PATH OF THE GODDESS

• (Capcom) - Release date ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ - Day one Game Pass

FORZA MOTORSPORT

• (Turn 10) - Release Date Oct 10, 2023 - Day one Game Pass

ELDER SCROLLS ONLINE: NECROM

• (Bethesda)

OVERWATCH2 new modes

• Release date ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ - unlock with Game Pass (perks?)

PERSONA 5 TACTICA

• (Altus) - Release date Nov 17, 2023 - Day one Game Pass

STARFIELD

• (Bethesda) - Release date Sep 6, 2023 - Day one Game Pass

JUSANT

• (Don’t Nod) - Release date ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ - Day one Game Pass

STILL WAKES THE DEEP

• (Secret Mode) - Release date early 2024 - Day one Game Pass

DUNGEONS OF HINTERBERG

• Release date 2024 - Day one Game Pass

CYBERPUNK 2077 Phantom Liberty DLC

• (CD Projekt Red) - Release date Sep 26, 2023

CITIES SKYLINES 2

• Release date Oct 24, 2023 - Day one Game Pass

METAPHOR RE FANTAZIO

• (Altus) - Release date 2024

TOWERBORNE

• (Stoic) - Release date 2024 - Day one Game Pass

CLOCKWORK REVOLUTION

• (InXile Games) - Release date ¯\_(ツ)_/¯- Day one Game Pass

Hardware:

• Xbox Series S - Carbon Black - 1 TB
• Starfield Controller
• Starfield Headset
• Starfield SE with a watch

Movie / TV Trailers

• none

Dan

The black Xbox Series S with 1TB storage going for $349 is a huge mistake, IMO.
Nearly 3 years in, this thing should be the same price as the current Series S, which itself should be discounted to $249 or lower.
I was really hoping for a Series S Pro for $399, though. Meaning, a box that has all the same components as the Series X, but without a disc drive. Shit, if there was a Starfield version of that, It'd have sold ridiculous numbers, no doubt.
I don't know who this black Series S is actually for.

Other than that... it was a damn fine showcase overall. Lots of games I will absolutely try in Game Pass, and only a couple that I have no desire to play. Hell, even Fable had a few seconds of actual gameplay in it, but I don't think that game will come out until mid-2025 at best.

Starfield, though. That game's going to be a massive time-sink. And I can only imagine what the PC modding community is going to do with it.

mhg83

The Series S can't take expansion drives?

Dan

It can.

Deftones

I bought a cheap S from Verizon a while back but still in box because of a house remodel. Looks like I will be opening this sucker up to do some Starfield gaming in the bedroom!

mhg83

So what's the point of the black series S? Would it really be cheaper than buying extra storage?

Decker

Damn, missed the whole thing driving back this afternoon.
Gotta watch the Fable trailer.
What other ones (besides Starfield) looks cool?

My son is going to be stoked for the new Persona spin-offs.

The Questyen

Just like with the PlayStation showcase about half of these games will be multiplatform so everybody wins.

GatorDeb

Even if every single game from both showcases were available on pc, I noticed I'm more excited about the Xbox ones.

How is xbox doing so badly with what looked like a slew of fantastic games?

Michael Corvin

Not much there for me. Just Hellblade 2 and maybe Star Wars: Outlaws pending genre/game play reveal.

The Questyen

As someone who no longer owns an Xbox the games I'm most excited to play are: Star Wars: Outlaws, Jusant, and Still Wakes the Deep.

fujishig

I feel like I've been burned by so many expensive collectors editions trinkets in the past that I have no faith that this watch is going to be any good. Plus Gamepass really does remove most of the FOMO from collectors editions (and I know they have a smaller collectors edition without the game but I still don't completely understand what you're getting with that besides a steelbook for no game and a patch)

Dan

- You get to start playing on Sep 1 (assuming you get your Deluxe/Premium/whatever copy that day), meaning over the long weekend instead of on Sep 6. MS has done this for other games, most notably Forza Motorsport & Forza Horizon, so this isn't surprising.
- It includes the first DLC, Shattered Space, once that's released.

fujishig

Yeah I'm not going to do the early access for money thing, and the DLC should be cheaper than that on its own, right?

Dan

I would expect it to be cheaper, yeah. But this is Starfield; if they can't make their money back with overpriced DLC, what are they going to do, raise the price of Game Pass?

Decker

Starfield Limited Edition Controller and Headset both available for purchase now. Reminder that you can fund your wallet with Costco gift cards and save 20%

I wish I needed a new controller or headset, as these are both nice, but I don't so I'm going to pass.

Dan

From the Xbox boss's own twitter header... let's hope they can stick to 2024 releases for these titles;

K&AJones

Overall I thought the show was pretty good with some surprises...Clockwork looked very interesting with Bioshock vibes. Star Wars; Outlaws also looked great....

Starfield presentation was about expected with a lot of indepth behind the scenes...However, every aspect they showed from the game was right out of No man's Sky, just with mor realistic visuals. Starfield will do great but the Locked 30FPS has a lot worried and some concerned. Doesn't make sense for a game that long in development and for PC and XBox....I'd take 60PFS with 1440P all day.....30FPS at 2160...hmmmm don't know....